45King
Member
Yesterday, 4/24, the South Carolina state championship IDPA match was held at Mid-Carolina Rifle Club. There was a total turnout of 174 shooters, some coming from as far away as Texas and Montana.
There were 11 stages, several of which were VERY challenging. Stage 8 was a nightmare, with air-compressor powered movers, disappearing targets, steel, hallways, vision baricades, etc., but man, it was FUN!
It was unseasonably warm, with the temps hovering around 90 or so, and since MCRC is in an old sandpit, it was like an oven. There were tents set up at each stage, but they weren't very big. Lots of sunburned/tanned people walking around yesterday.
This was also the first match I ever shot that had a "shotgun start." I certainly hope they do squading for it next year, because it took forever. The first shots were fired at 9:15AM, and the last shots were fired at 6:25PM!
I did discover that my Colt 1991A1 LOVES Federal EMFJ ammo. No malfs, and great accuracy. I got a couple of doubles (I've never doubled before in all the IPSC and IDPA matches I've shot,) and I had one triple that looked like a .50 caliber hole. I shoot CDP in Marksman class, and placed first in class, placed 87th overall.
Here is a link to MCRC's home page, where you can find a link to the match results.
http://www.midcarolinarifleclub.com/
There were 11 stages, several of which were VERY challenging. Stage 8 was a nightmare, with air-compressor powered movers, disappearing targets, steel, hallways, vision baricades, etc., but man, it was FUN!
It was unseasonably warm, with the temps hovering around 90 or so, and since MCRC is in an old sandpit, it was like an oven. There were tents set up at each stage, but they weren't very big. Lots of sunburned/tanned people walking around yesterday.
This was also the first match I ever shot that had a "shotgun start." I certainly hope they do squading for it next year, because it took forever. The first shots were fired at 9:15AM, and the last shots were fired at 6:25PM!
I did discover that my Colt 1991A1 LOVES Federal EMFJ ammo. No malfs, and great accuracy. I got a couple of doubles (I've never doubled before in all the IPSC and IDPA matches I've shot,) and I had one triple that looked like a .50 caliber hole. I shoot CDP in Marksman class, and placed first in class, placed 87th overall.
Here is a link to MCRC's home page, where you can find a link to the match results.
http://www.midcarolinarifleclub.com/